Destiny (1997 film)
Destiny (Arabic: المصير, translit. Al-massir) is a 1997 French-Egyptian historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3]
| Destiny | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
| Produced by | Humbert Balsan Gabriel Khoury |
| Written by | Youssef Chahine Khaled Youssef |
| Starring | Nour El-Sherif |
| Cinematography | Mohsen Nasr |
| Edited by | Rashida Abdel Salam |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Egypt France |
| Language | Arabic French Spanish |
The film is about Averroes, a 12th-century philosopher from Andalusia who would be known as the most important commentator on Aristotle.
Cast
- Nour El-Sherif as Averroes
- Laila Eloui as Manuella
- Mahmoud Hemida as Al Mansour, The Caliph
- Safia El Emari as Averroes' Wife
- Mohamed Mounir as The Bard
- Khaled El Nabawy as Nasser, The Crown Prince
- Seif El Dine as The Caliph's Brother
- Abdalla Mahmoud as Borhan
- Ahmed Fouad Selim as Cheikh Riad
- Magdi Idris as Emir of the Sect
- Ahmed Moukhtar as Bard
- Sherifa Maher as Manuella's Mother
- Rayek Azzab as El Razi
- Hassan El Adl as Gaafar
- Hani Salama as Abdalla
- Faris Rahoma as Youssef
- Ingi Abaza as Sarah
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See also
- List of historical drama films
- List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "Festival de Cannes: Destiny". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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